The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Lord, John King

LORD, John King, American educator: b. Cincinnati, Ohio, 21 Oct. 1848. He was graduated at Dartmouth College in 1868. In 1869 he was made a tutor in Latin in Dartmouth; professor of Latin and rhetoric, 1872-80; professor of oratory and belles-lettres, 1880-82; associate professor, 1882-92, and after 1892 professor of the Latin language and literature. He was acting president of Dartmouth College, 1892-93; and acting president of the faculty in the absence of the president, 1893-1900. He has edited many Latin textbooks and Chase's &lsquo;History of Dartmouth College&rsquo; (Vol. I, 1891), is the author of an &lsquo;Atlas of the Geography and History of the Ancient World&rsquo; (1902), and has translated Hertzburg's &lsquo;Geschichte der Römer in Alterthum&rsquo; (1902); &lsquo;History of Dartmouth College, 1815-1909&rsquo; (1913).